Seamless plastic razor head cover



P 3, 1968 F, w. STEERE, JR 3,399,455

SEAMLESS PLASTIC RAZOR HEAD COVER Filed July L3, 1967 2 Sheets sheet 1INVENTOR.

FRANK W. STEERE. JR.

ATTORNEY Sept. 3, 1968 F. w. STEERE. JR 3,

SEAMLES S PLASTIC RAZOR HEAD COVER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 13, 1967INVENTOR.

FRANK W. STEERE. JR.

ATTORNEY ta am "SEAMLESS- PLASTIC RAZOR HEAD COVER Frank W. Steere, Jr.,Akron, Ohio, assignor to Steere Enterprises, Inc., Tallmadge, Ohio, acorporation of Ohio w Filed July 13, 1967, Ser. No. 653,127

1 Claim. (CI. 30-90) ABSTRACT OF Tim DISCLOSURE l'lTlie T-shaped head ofa razor equipped with 'a band blade'is protected by a removable,flexible plastic cover. The 'cover is generally rectangular, the bottomside being provided with a rectangular opening which is as wide as the"cover, but not quite as long, one end of the bottom side being coveredover to form a pocket. When the cover is placed on to a' razor, one endof the head of the razor is slipped into the pocket at this end of theopening, and then the rest of the end of the razor is snapped into theopening. The cover fits snugly on the head of the razor. The covered endof the head tends to prevent unwanted dislodgement of the cover from theend of the razor.

The invention relates to the combination of (1) a razor equipped with aband blade and (2) a removable flexible plastic cover which covers andprotects the head of the razor in which the band blade is located. Thereare two razors with band blades currently on the market, one beingmanufactured by Gillette Safety Razor Company, a division of TheGillette Company of Boston, Mass. known as their Techmatic razor, andthe other being manufactured by Schick Safety Razor Company, a divisionof Eversharp, Inc., of Milford, Conn., and known as Schick band r'azor.

These razors are T-shaped. A removable and replaceable cartridge fitsinto the upper part of the T, forming a large part of the crossbar andextending down into the handle or stem of the T. A band blade is locatedin the cartridge. The different makes of razors employ different meansfor holding the cartridge in place, and for winding the blade.

The bottoms of the ends of the T-crossbar or head slant upward andoutward from the handle so that the ends of the head are verticallythinner than the portions adjacent the handle. The head comprises aguard which covers the back of the head and extends forward over thehead, covering substantially all of it except for the front edge. Theback portion of the top surface of the guard is substantiallyperpendicular to the handle, and the front portion slopes slightlytoward the front of the head into close proximity to the exposed portionof the blade.

The cartridge which contains the continuous shaving band is almost asthick as the handle, and fits flat against the metal member whichsupports the guard from the portion of the handle below the cartridge.The bottom end of the cartridge fits flush against the end of thisportion of the handle and its top fits under the guard. It snaps inplace and is held in place by a lock.

The plastic cover forms a snug fit over the head of the razor. It isadvantageously made by dipping a suitable form in a vinyl plastisol orother suitable plastic. It covers the top of the crossbar or head of therazor and extends down over all four sides of the head and in under oneend. When removed from the razor, it will be seen that the cover is anopen plastic shell of substantially uniform thickness. Its top coversthe guard which extends over the head of the razor, and three of itswalls cover the back, front and one end of the head. The

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other end of the cover is formed as a pocket, The bottom of the cover isopen and the opening is substantiallythe same width as its top. One endof the opening is covered to form the pocket. In placing a cover overthe head of a razor, the pocket is first slipped over one end of therazor head, and then the rest of the cover is pressed into place overthe opposite end of the razor head, The cover formsa relatively snug fitwith the head, and the covered end assists in preventing unwantedremoval o the cover from the razor head. I p Q 7 i The invention isfurther described in connection ivith the drawings, in which v FIGURE 1is 'a view in perspectiveofthecove-red head of one of the razors using aband blade which is now on the market;

FIGURE 2 is a top view of the cover; 1

FIGURES 3 and 4 are views of the opposite ends of the cover, on lines-3-3 and 44 of FIGURE-2y I FIGURE 5 is a back view of the covered razorhead;

FIGURE 6 is a bottom view of the cover which clearly shows the opening;

FIGURE 7 is a section on the line 8-8 of FIGURE 7;

FIGURE 8 is a side view of the razor shown in FIG- URE 1 with the covershown in section; and

FIGURE 9 is a similar view of the other razor now on the market whichuses a band blade, with the same cover shown in section.

The razor comprises the handle 5, the removable cartridge 6, and a metalplate 7 which is fastened to the handle 5 and terminates in the guard 9(FIGURE 8). The cartridge is held in place by catch 10. Lever 11 isswivelly mounted on the back of the plate 7, and is turned in thedirection of the arrow (FIGURE 1) to advance the shaving band in thecartridge to provide a fresh edge over the head of the razor under theguard.

The base of the cartridge fits between the flat upper end of handle 5and the forwardly and downwardly extending front portion 12 of the topof the guard (FIG- URE 8). As shown in FIGURE 8, the rear of the head ofthe razor is perpendicular to the handle, and the forward portion 10slopes slightly toward the front of the head into close proximity withthe band blade 13 which projects forward. In FIGURES 8 and 9 the bandblades are shown coming up out of the cartridges and are bent to lieflat against the top of the cartridges so that only their front edgesare exposed.

The back wall 14 of the cover 15 shown in the drawings, which istailored to quite exactly fit the razor heads, is not perpendicular tothe top 16 of the cover (FIGURE 8), but slopes inwardly, and the frontwall 17 is almost perpendicular but slants outwardly at a smaller anglethan the back wall slants inwardly. Thus, the walls tend to grip therazor head. The back wall 14 is somewhat taller than the front wall 17.However, a cover with front and back walls of the same height andperpendicular to the top may be used, but not as satisfactorily for therazors of this type now on the market as a cover of the shape shown inthe drawings.

The opening 20 in the bottom of the cover is only slightly narrower thanthe head of the razor. The back and front walls 14 and 17 and one endwall 18 (FIGURE 6) define edges of the opening. This opening extendsfrom the wall 18 past the middle of the razor head. The opposite end ofthe cover is covered at 19 so that at this end of the cover there is apocket 22 (FIGURE 7) which form a snug fit around one end of the razorhead.

In placing the cover on a razor head, the pocket 22 is first slippedover the end 22 of the head, and then the other end of the head issnapped into the cover. Although not necessary, it is desirable to havethe taller back wall 15 at the back of the razor head. In removing thecover,

tfi reverse proceilu'reisfollov'ved, the covered end 22 of thew oye s,hqaslhqladtt e. remov d t Qm h razor head.

Although the other razor .on the market which has a band bladeispfadifierent design, the shape and dimensions. of-the head are quitesimilar, and the same cover 15 fits both razorsfequally well. The use ofthis cover 15 on this other razor is illustrated in FIGURE 9. The front30 of the guard dips down to' close the band blade 31 held incrittridgefiZQTh'efrnetal plate 35extends from the guard, across theback of the cartridge 32 to the handle.36 to which it is fastened. Thecartridge is held invplace by catch 37. Theblade is advanced by lever38. The heads of the razors are so nearly the same dimensions that thesame cover..can be usedinterchangeably on bothrazor heads. I .The,invent-ion is covered in the claim which follows.

1. A flexible, seamless, plastic cover for the head of a T-shaped razor,which cover is a shell of substantially uniform thickness, Ithe coverbeing a continuous shield with imperforate portions to cover the top ofthe head, and portions extending substantially at right angles to said"16p portion to cover thef front, babk'imddii enii'ihe'redf v IReferences Cited V UNITED STATES, PATENTS 1,957,065 5/1934 rmepe n n 3090 2,636,264 4/1953 Ganzer 30-90 3,172,202- '3/1965 Sooter ii2 30-903,177,582 4/1965 Curtis .-1-30- 90 3,277,571 10/1966 Bloomfield ,30 903,287,803 ,11/1966 Wauters 30 -90 3,290,778 12/1966 -Hickerson, 3 0 .903,327,388 6/1967 Sooter Y 30-90 MYRON c. KRUSE, Primary Examiner,

